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F. 'S. HBNNINGXE W. PIGOTT;

BAG HOLDER.

- Nq. 469,061. Patented Feb. 16; 1892.

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, A BAG HOLDER. No. 469,061. Patented Feb. 16, 1892.

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" UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

FREDERICK S. I-IENNING AND IVILLIAM PIGOTT, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 469,061, dated February 16, 1-892. Application filed March 5, 1891. Renewed December 7, 1891. Serial No. 414,281. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FREDERICKSAYERS HENNING and WILLIAM PIGOTT, both of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, Province of Ontario, Canada, have jointly invented a certain new and Improved Bag-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is to provide a" device fixed to the platform O of an ordinary weighing-scale. The parts D of the clamping device B are made adjustable, as indicated, so that the said clamping device can easily be adjusted to suit a platform of various widths.

In Fig. 3 we show the clamp D arranged so that it can be readily adjusted to suit platforms of difierent thicknesses.

E is an arm movably fitted upon the post A and provided with a set-screw or other clamping device by which the said arm may be held at any desired altitude.

F is a lever pivoted on a on the arm E. A link G is suspended from the end of the lever F and straddles the arm E, so that the curved spring H, which is suspended from the said link, shall be immediately below the arm E. A divided ring or hoop I is formed upon or connected to curved spring II, one half of the ring or hoop I being fixed to one end of the said Spring and the other half to-the opposite end of the said spring, the two halves being connected together by a bolt .1, which.

mouth of the bag K open, it is drawn over the ring or hoop I, which has previously been contracted and held contracted bya bar L, which is pivoted on one side of the curved spring H, and fits over a lug M, projecting from the opposite side of the said spring. It will be observed that there are a number of notches made in the bottom of the bar L, so that the ring or hoop I may be contracted more orless, as desired. VVhen'the bag has been slipped onto the ring or hoop I, the bar L is pushed off the lug M, and in response to the action of the curved spring II the ring or hoop I is expanded, so as to grip the bag and hold its mouth open. The outwardly-projecting flange 70, formed around the ring or hoop I, causes the said'ring or hoop to hold the bag K firmly. In order to prevent the barL jumping off the end of the lug M when the ring or hoop I is contracted and held by the saidbar L, we insert a pin N into thelugM, as shown in Fig.1. A notched projection 0 extends from the arm E and is designed to receive the lever F, as indicated in the drawings. By this lever and notched projection the ring or hoop I may be raised or lowered, as desired. WVhen the bag K is first put on the ring or hoop I, the lever F is adjusted so as to lower the'bag and bring its mouth within as convenient a distance from the ground as possible, so that the party filling it will not be obliged to raise the shovel any higher than necessary. As the bag is filled the lever F is adjusted so as to raise the mouth of the bag, as maybe required to shake down its contents and thoroughly fill the bag.

When our bag-holder is fixed to the platform C of a weighing-scale, the weight of the contents of the bag will be indicated, so as to enable the party filling the bag to see when a sufficient quantity has been put into the bag. It will of course be necessary to subtract the weight of the post and parts from the Weight indicated on the scale unless the scale has first been adjusted to allow for the weight of the parts referred to. The arm E is made vertically adjustable, as indicated, so that its parts connected therewith may be adjusted to suit bags of various sizes. It will be ob- 10o served that a shield at is formed on the back of the ring or hoop I, which shield is intended to prevent the party filling the bag throwing the material past its mouth.

It will be observed that by the location of the bar across the center of the hoop it not only acts to the best advantage in holding the ring or hoop closed while the bag is being attached or detached, but it is in the best position to be readily manipulated without being in the way, for if it were behind the bagholder, as has been proposed, it would be awkward to get at, and if in front it would be in the way; but with the bar L arranged as shown it is quite handy for use to hold the ring for the bag to be attached or detached, and is entirely out of the way when the bag is being filled.

\Vhat we claim as our invention is- 1; A divided ring or hoop connected to the ends of a curved spring suitably suspended, in combination with a-notched bar pivoted on one side of the spring and extending centrally across the hoop and constructed to holdsaid spring in a contracted condition substantially as described.

2. A divided ring or hoop connected to the ends of a spring suitably suspended from a vertical standard and cross-arm, in combination with a notched bar pivoted on one side of the spring and extending centrally across the hoop in front of the standard and constructed to hold said spring in a contracted condition, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the vertical post A, the adjustable arin E, having a post and a notched bar rising therefrom, the lever F, pivoted on the post, the link G, dropping down on both sides of the arm E, a curved spring suspended from the link, a divided ring attached to the spring under the lever F, and a lever for holding the ring in the desired position for the attaching, or detaching of the bag, all substantially as described and shown.

Toronto, February 5, 1891.

FREDERICK S. I-IENNING. XVILLIAH PIGOTT. In presence of CHARLES C. BALDWIN, JOHN E. CAMERON; 

